front:
pronounced with the body of the tongue
pushed towards the front part of the mouth (towards the teeth);
usually used only to describe vowels.
(See the diagram of
phonetic symbols for vowels.)
For example,
the "e" [e] sound
of "bet"
and the "ee"
[i] sound of "beet" are front vowels.
Contrast
back,
central.
[Spanish:
anterior]